Cody Bellinger

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is <b>Houston Mitchell</b>, and it's only 10 days until the season starts.<p><b>NL West rankings: the third basemen</b><p>Continuing the NL West rankings at each position:<p>A word on stats before we begin. OPS+ takes a player's on-base plus slugging percentage …

<b>Cody Bellinger</b> has three words for the rest of the National League.<p>He has three words for the pitching coaches watching video of the World Series, salivating at how easily the Houston Astros neutralized him, dreaming about pitching him exactly the same way and gobbling up key outs.<p>"Bring it on," …

The Dodgers renewed the contracts of <b>Corey Seager</b> and <b>Cody Bellinger</b> on Wednesday, assigning the two young stars a salary after the players declined to agree to the team's offer.<p>The Dodgers renewed Seager at $605,000 and Bellinger at $585,000.<p>The major league minimum salary this season is $545,000. …

Camp breaks in a little more than a week and Matt Kemp is still here, which at one time felt about as likely as the Dodgers reappearing on television or Stan Kasten developing a sense of humility.<p>Kemp's improbable return to Dodger Stadium in a Dodgers uniform has become entirely conceivable, the …